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'''Vowels'''
'''Vowels'''


*An ''a'' or ''e'' followed by one of the "guttural" consonants (<i>', x, c,</i> or ''h'') assimilates to the following vowel. This also applies to word-final ''-o''.
*An ''a'', ''e'', or final ''-o'' followed by one of the "guttural" consonants (<i>', x, c,</i> or ''h'') assimilates to the following vowel. If the following vowel is ''o'', they can either become ''a'' or ''o''. e.g.''ma dhoho'' or ''ma dhaho'' "he does not say"
*Unstressed vowels are usually dropped before vowel-initial endings if it will not violate phonotactics.
*Unstressed vowels are usually dropped before vowel-initial endings if it will not violate phonotactics.
::e.g. ''gacan'' (stem: ''gacam-'') + ''-ooyn'' → ''gacmooyn'' "hands" (not *''gacamooyn'')
::e.g. ''gacan'' (stem: ''gacam-'') + ''-ooyn'' → ''gacmooyn'' "hands" (not *''gacamooyn'')
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